Keeping Your Teen Safe on Twitter
Twitter is an interesting social network since you only have 140 characters to say whatever you want. You cannot post pictures or videos but you … Read More
Is the Cloud Safe?
Cloud computing has been heralded as the herald of the future. Considering the amount of data we already move everyday between mobile handsets, traditional computers, … Read More
How to spot an email or phishing scam
Developments in technology over the years have made a lot of tasks – both major ones and trivial things – easier to accomplish. The Internet … Read More
4 Things Identity Thieves Search For On Your Blog or Social Media
Identity thieves can wreak havoc on your personal and financial life and it only takes a few pieces of information for them to do so. … Read More
How to Safely Use Online Banking When Traveling
As the world and the Internet become more mobile, so do mobile operations. The time waiting in line has become an opportunity to check email, … Read More
Lost or Stolen Social Security Cards
Social Security, which is run by the U.S. government, collects taxes and distributes supplemental security income to senior and/or disabled citizens, and Social Security numbers … Read More
Identity Theft Law
Identity theft law defines an identity theft crime as a situation in which a person steals the identity of another person and uses financial information, … Read More
ID Theft Reporting
ID theft reporting incidents continue to increase each year, as more individuals fall victim to increasingly elaborate schemes and persistent criminals intent on committing fraud. … Read More
Prevent identity theft through shredding
Document Shredding is an Essential Weapon Against ID Theft The New York Department of State’s Division of Consumer Protection, in concert with the National Center … Read More
Identity Theft Involving the Deceased
Stealing the identities of the dead seems too ghoulish a crime ever really to happen, right? You might think so, but this means it will … Read More
Senior Citizens Easy Prey for ID Thieves
Older Americans are one of the most vulnerable victim populations when it comes to identity theft. Identity fraud ought to scandalize young and old alike. … Read More
How Identity Theft Affects Members of Different Generations
Some shady crumb bum swipes an infant’s Social Security number and uses it to obtain a credit line. A preteen has his identity boosted and … Read More
Medical Identity Theft
Medical identity theft involves stealing medical records, medicare benefits, insurance cards and credit accounts, which are all used to pay for medical services and goods. … Read More
Online Identity Theft
Vastly different from identity theft as it occurs in physical (or “meat”) space, Internet identity theft can prove difficult to detect. The first kind typically … Read More
Identity Theft’s Effects on Families
Identity theft can affect families in many negative ways, regardless if only one family member has been directly targeted by thieves. If a parent has … Read More
Banking Identity Theft
Banking identity theft occurs when a thief gains access to an individual’s banking account by obtaining their personal information, including passwords and account numbers. In … Read More
Child Identity Theft
Already rampant and increasing in frequency of occurrence, child identity theft represents an attractive form of fraud, because crooks can take out credit in their … Read More
Reporting and Replacing a Lost or Stolen Driver’s License
Lost or stolen driver’s licenses can pose significant risks to individuals’ identities because thieves are able to open fraudulent accounts with the information found on … Read More